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Greenville, MI vs Portage, MI

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Highlights
- Portage spends 21.2% more per student than Greenville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.9% lower in Portage than in Greenville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Portage had 6.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Greenville
 Greenville, MIPortage, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,237$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,509  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,940$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio26.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7214573
 Students per Counselor1356  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%1.5%
Reviews for Greenville    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

I lived in Greenville, Michigan for about 6 years. It is a good place for people who work in Grand Rapids to live. There is very little work in Greenville, though. There  More

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Reviews for Portage    3 Reviews

I'm just writing because I think that the people who are in my opinion bashing Kalamazoo, really don't know anything about it. I have vacationed in much larger cities,  More

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Before I moved to Portage in 2007, I didn't have any real breathing problems. I had a minor case of hay fever. I moved here and I am stuck inside most of the summer  More

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Over 20 years ago

Portage is a nice palce to live and raise a family. I don't think it would be a good place for a single  More

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